December 31, 2012 Senior official urges Chinese companies to pursue cheap acquisitions in the Eurozone Financial woes of the West present "rare and historic opportunities" for the Middle Kingdom
December 30, 2012 Asteroids mining and miners told to work over Christmas among our most-read stories of 2012 The chance of start mining asteroids, workers told ‘death’ only excuse for not working on Christmas and MINING.com's very own list of top billionaires involved in minerals and metals, became…
December 29, 2012 China to buy major African iron ore project for $1.45 billion The Hanlong Group, a privately owned Chinese company, is planning to take over Australian mining company Sundance (ASX:SDL) early next year and gain control over the Mbalam iron ore project…
December 28, 2012 Glory days, made again in America U.S. needs to boost resource extraction as part of economic re-growth
December 28, 2012 China’s share of global export market rises to over 11% China gains despite global contraction
December 27, 2012 China unlikely to be ousted as world’s main gold producer The nation’s gold output between January and October was of 323 tonnes, 11% more than in the same period last year.
December 27, 2012 HD Mining refuses to show B.C. unions the files on work permits for Chinese miners The Canadian miner that is bringing in hundreds of miners from China to work on a northern B.C. coal operation is refusing to release its files on the temporary work…
December 27, 2012 Ten scandalous diamond stories from 2012 From 50-million year old fossils in diamond mines to the use of gamma rays to find precious gems
December 27, 2012 China and Japan could clash in 2013 Leading international relations expert says open warfare could break out between China and Japan next year
December 26, 2012 Gold bull market to pause in 2013 – Savant Many gold analysts are forecasting much higher gold prices in 2013.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
